Showing songs of Bastille (19 songs)

Bastille are a band from South London, England, formed in 2010. Bastille started out as a solo project by singer-songwriter Dan Smith, who later decided to form a band. The quartet consists of Dan Smith, Chris 'Woody' Wood, Will Farquarson and Kyle Simmons. The name of the band comes from Bastille Day; the day Dan Smith was born.
EMI Music announced Bastille as one of its new signings to Virgin Records on 1 December 2011. Their first single, Overjoyed, was released in April 2012. Their second single, which shares the same title as the band's debut album, followed in August 2012, receiving moderate success, charting at 90 in the UK. The third track to be released from Bad Blood, Flaws, became Bastille's first to peak inside the Top 40, debuting at 21. In February 2013, ahead of the band's release of their first studio album, their fourth single, Pompeii charted at number 2. Their debut studio album, Bad Blood, was released in 2013 and debuted at number one on the UK charts.